The villain prince is three and a half years old

The smile on King Jing's face disappeared. After thinking for a long time, he asked, "How did she know?"

"The current commander of Tianmen Pass is from Chu," Xia Jing replied. "I've already asked the prince of Yan, and he's confirmed to be the case."

King Jing summoned Yan Nanque and Yan Yushi and asked them in detail.

This incident was no secret among the upper echelons of Yan State, and was a hot topic of conversation. Chu State was relatively isolated, with little news and was very secretive. Anything related to Chu State would spread widely.

The Yan upper echelons did not see a problem with using a garrison commander with Chu ancestry, as the two countries had long been at peace. Furthermore, even if a problem arose, Yan would not need to worry about it in the short term.

Unlike the State of Yan, for the State of Chu, Tianmen Pass was the first indispensable step to dominate the world.

Although King Jing felt that this strategy was too dependent on the defending general and a bit naive, it was not impossible.

What if the garrison commander with Chu blood was not a coincidence, but the result of Chu mobilizing its forces lurking in Yan and operating in multiple ways?

He lost his desire to go for an outing, so he left the prince and princess behind and rode directly to the Ministry of War to look through the information on the Chu and Yan states.

When the sun began to show signs of fading, Princess Jing arrived at the farm and arranged for the princes, princesses, and their companions to go back.

She used the excuse that she liked the Ninth Prince, the Seventh Princess, and the Sixth Princess to keep Xia Jing, Ning Xuenian, and Ning Sisi.

Ning Xuenian knew that this must be Brother Jing's idea, and she raised her hands and cheered.

Ning Sisi felt a little uneasy. This was her first time out of the palace, and she had to spend the night outside. Amidst her anxiety, she begged Ning Gaoxiang to check on her Stone General when he returned, to make sure he didn't starve or freeze.

Princess Jing first sent the princes and princesses into the palace, then returned to the farm and took Xia Jing and the other two for a tour.

At Xia Jing's suggestion, the group had dinner by the lake and watched the sunset.

The blood-red sunset sank into the clear lake water, and the rays of light reflected on the lake surface seemed to dissolve undissolved molten iron.

After dozens of breaths, the light and shadow of the sun completely dissipated in the lake, and the sky and the earth became dark and pitch black.

The light of the lanterns lit up, like fireflies that had arrived early, floating one after another into the village.

……

Early in the morning, the Ninth Prince was busy sleeping in. Ning Xuenian couldn't wake him up, so she took Ning Sisi out and chased dragonflies by the lake.

Ning Sisi is a timid child with no opinion of her own and is very difficult to get angry. On the contrary, Ning Xuenian is very opinionated and has a strong sense of self-esteem. She gets upset easily, but is also very easy to coax. She doesn't even need to be coaxed. She will be fine on her own after a while, just like a flattened sponge.

Ning Xue Nian is the seventh princess and Ning Sisi is the sixth princess. Ning Sisi should be the older sister, but when the two of them play, it seems like Ning Xue Nian is the older sister and Ning Sisi is the little follower.

Thinking of this, the Ninth Prince, who was secretly observing the situation, frowned.

The Seventh Princess looks like the Sixth Princess's sister, and the Ninth Prince looks like the Seventh Princess's brother. In other words, the Ninth Prince is the Sixth Princess's brother, and I am my sister's brother.

What a mess. Xia Jing was amused by his own bizarre ideas.

"Why doesn't the Ninth Prince go over there?" Princess Jing walked to the boy's side and looked at the two girls playing by the water.

"If I go there, their relationship will never get better." Xia Jing replied.

He deliberately refused to get up just to create an opportunity for Ning Sisi and Ning Xuenian. Wait, why does this sound a bit weird?

In short, the Ninth Prince is very busy and will become busier and busier. It is extremely necessary for the two girls to become friends.

"No wonder the prince praised the Ninth Prince." Princess Jing patted Xia Jing's head. "Then how about Ninth Prince go fruit picking with me?"

"Okay." Xia Jing was worried about having nothing to do.

Chapter 155 My good eldest son!

Speaking of Zhuangzi, the most famous place is the royal summer resort, which was mainly used for leisure and summer vacation. Occasionally, Emperor Kangning also received foreign envoys here.

The manor of King Jing is not that high-end. It was originally just a farm, and the most core part is the orchard behind the manor.

Princess Jing took Xia Jing to pick fruits in the garden for half the morning, and asked Ning Xuenian and Ning Sisi to pick fruits for a while. After they had lunch, she sent them back to the palace.

The three children carried three sacks and went back to their respective homes to look for their respective mothers. In the sacks were the fruits they had picked - loquats.

The last time he ate loquat was last time, and Xia Jing almost forgot that it was also a fruit.

After distributing the loquats to Yi Qiu and the others, the Ninth Prince looked at his task interface.

Thanks to your efforts, two princesses have listed this outing as a fond memory.

【Task evaluation: B】

[Please choose one of the two rewards below]

【1. Treasure Map (Random)】

【2. Wish Paper Crane】

[It is detected that the task may continue. Should we temporarily not settle it?]

After clicking on "Not Settlement Yet", Xia Jing closed the interface.

It’s not that the treasure map and the wish paper crane are bad, but the Ninth Prince is used to raising the task evaluation to the extreme.

After resting for a day in Jingyixuan, he went to the Craftsmen's Supervisory Department to find his chief engineer Ning Zhixing.

The eunuchs from the Carpenters' Department treated the Ninth Prince as if he were one of their own family members and brought him to Ning Zhixing's side.

"You've come just in time." Ning Zhixing showed joy on his face.

He opened the desk drawer and took out five round glasses.

"Is it done?" Xia Jing was surprised.

"Not bad." Ning Zhixing took out another long metal tube, "This is a telescope, and the other one is the reading glasses you mentioned before."

The telescope was already assembled, while the reading glasses only had lenses. The difference in treatment was huge. If Xia Jing hadn't strongly requested to make reading glasses, Ning Zhixing would have focused all his energy on the telescope.

Five reading glasses, each of different specifications, polished to the standards instructed by the Ninth Prince. Xia Jing put them into the bag and treasured them.

Ning Zhixing shook his head. He felt that rather than reading glasses, he should look at telescopes first; telescopes were where the true value of this technology lay.

Last night, while adjusting the telescope, he suddenly had an idea and pointed the lens at the moon. The image in his eyes made him dazed. How could the moon look like that?

He couldn't help but wonder, if he could build a more powerful telescope, would he be able to see the moon more clearly, and could he also see other stars?

The Ninth Prince finally picked up the telescope, looked out the window, and nodded.

"Not bad." He put down the telescope.

What do you mean by "good"? This is a treasure that can subvert astrology! Ning Zhixing picked up the telescope and wiped it. The Ninth Prince put it down. His movements were too vulgar, so he didn't want to scare his precious mirror.

"Did you know that it can be used for stargazing?" Ning Zhixing emphasized the greatness of the telescope.

Xia Jing not only knew that telescopes could be used to observe stars, but also knew that telescopes could be used to observe cells and atoms.

"Stargazing is important, but helping Grandma see the words clearly is equally important." Xia Jing picked up the bag of reading glasses and said, "I'll let Grandma try them on and see which size is best."

Ning Zhixing watched the Ninth Prince run away and shook his head again, feeling grief in his heart. This little prince was very capable, but he wasn't doing his job properly! Come and study with me how to see further, that's the right path!

After a moment, he laughed at himself. The fourth prince, who was the most idle, started to criticize others.

……

Running into the Cining Palace, Xia Jing woke up Empress Dowager You who was taking a nap, and handed her five lenses for her to try.

"Is this what you and the Fourth Prince made after overthrowing the Master of Craftsmen?" Empress Dowager You sat on the Arhat bed, looking at the transparent lens in her hand.

The mirror surface was smooth, like a gem, and the lens was transparent, like clear water. When she shook her hand, the lens shook, as if the water was surging, which scared her.

"That's right, this treasure was made thanks to grandma's wise investment." Xia Jing said with his hands on his hips.

"Yes, it is." Empress Dowager You took another look at it and put it on the mat beside her.

She just thought that this was another kind of glass.

"Grandma, put it in front of your eyes." Xia Jing held the outer edge of the lens with two fingers and demonstrated it to Empress Dowager You.

Empress Dowager You was puzzled. She held it in front of her eyes and looked out the window.

"It's so confusing. What's so good about it?" She shook her head, trying to observe it from multiple angles.

The blurry image on the lens distorted as it flashed, and the world seemed to have turned into a chaotic mess, with people spinning in it. She quickly put down the lens and rubbed her forehead.

"You kid, you are being naughty to me! What is this? It makes me dizzy just looking at it!" Empress Dowager You pulled the boy's ear.

"Don't look far away, look at this." Xia Jing pulled up the curtain beside him and handed it to Empress Dowager You.

Empress Dowager You was skeptical and picked up the lens again and put it in front of her eyes.

She opened her eyes wide. The pattern on the curtain that was originally unclear became much clearer through the lens!

"This..." Empress Dowager You moved the lens and looked around at the curtain. Sure enough, every detail was clearer than before!

"Try this lens again and see if it is clearer or blurrier than the previous one." Xia Jing picked up the second lens.

"No, it's blurry."

"what about this?"

"Oh! It's clearer now. I can see the stitches!"

"what about this?"

After trying all five lenses, Queen Mother You found the one that suited her best and held on to it tightly. She looked from the curtain to the table, then moved on to the Ninth Prince's clothes.

"This embroidery is so beautiful." Empress Dowager You touched Xia Jing's sleeve.

"This was embroidered by my mother." Xia Jing replied.

Empress Dowager You didn't listen at all. The lens moved in front of Xia Jing and moved around the boy's face.

"Grandma, are you thinking how handsome this kid is? You really picked the right person!" Xia Jing gave a thumbs up.

Empress Dowager You glanced at him and said, "Wang Po is selling melons. Go and get me a book."

Without the Ninth Prince moving, Yuhe took out a book from the cabinet and handed it to Queen Mother You.

The words on the pages of the book, which were originally unclear and needed to be half-guessed, were now clearly visible in the eyes of Empress Dowager You.

Putting down the lens, Queen Mother You turned to look at the boy.

"What is this thing called?" asked Empress Dowager You.

"In the spring of the twenty-third year of Kangning's reign, the ninth prince presented the empress dowager with a mirror." Xia Jing replied.

"You're such a smooth talker." Queen Mother You poked the boy's forehead with a smile.

Xia Jing nuzzled into his arms and said, "Then call it the Chongsheng Empress Dowager Mirror."

Chongsheng is the emblem of Empress Dowager You.

"I am not your father, so I don't need such a flattering name." Empress Dowager You rejected the name.

"You don't want to do this, and you can't do that. Grandma, you can get it yourself." Xia Jing stopped working.

Empress Dowager You patted his back and said, "If you are so inclined, please leave it to the Emperor."

Since ancient times, emperors have had the need to pursue auspicious signs. Reading glasses can barely be considered a kind of auspicious sign. They are a treasure given by God to the elderly and a proof that the emperor has received God's grace.

If it were any other prince, he would definitely be given to Emperor Kangning to choose, but Xia Jing was not happy about it.

He opened the interpersonal interface and took a look.

Emperor Kangning's kindness is 58, and Empress Dowager You's kindness is 68. Giving it to Emperor Kangning doesn't necessarily increase his favorability. One day, Emperor Kangning's favorability suddenly dropped a little, and although it rose back after a while, this also proves that Emperor Kangning is a cold guy.

A cold-hearted person not only has a slow growth in favorability, but once something happens, it will drop rapidly. He is totally unreliable!

Moreover, no matter how high Emperor Kangning's favorability was, he would never show any kindness. He loved the identity of Emperor Kangning and the foundation of the Ning Dynasty more than anyone else.

Queen Mother You is different. Although she also loves the foundation of the Ning Dynasty, she also loves her son Ning Wanjun equally. In the branch plot of the game, she gave up the plan she had been working on for many years for Ning Wanjun.

"It has nothing to do with Father. This is for Grandma!" Xia Jing raised his head and looked at Empress Dowager You. "If Grandma doesn't choose it, it will be called Chongsheng Mirror."

Seeing the determination in the boy's eyes, Queen Mother You's heart trembled.

"This is a precious thing that you and your fourth brother have created after a long time of doing evil in the Artisan's Bureau. Do you really want to give it to me?"

Xia Jing nodded: "Don't worry, grandma, this thing can be made into a treasure. Just let the fourth prince name the treasure. This one is mine."

Empress Dowager You turned her head and ran her fingertips across the edge of the lens.

She thought that although the boy was naughty, he was very mature and sensible, and this must be a decision he had thought about.

"No need for a fancy name, just call it Old Man's Mirror." Empress Dowager You sighed.

Compassion: 68 → 70

"I'll go back to the craftsman supervisor and ask them to make another lens based on this one and support it with a frame." Xia Jing picked up the lens on the table and ran out of the bedroom.